Sunday, 3 February 2019

The risk is significant


THE Willingdon Sports Club held their 5th annual national-level bridge tournament last weekend at their well-manicured lawn. Dipak Podar headed the chairmanship and the other bridge stalwarts, like Maneck Hiranandani, Vinod Nevatia, etc., gave a helping hand to make this event a great success. 

When West led 7, ‘My goodness, these opponents seem friendly!’ thought South. J was played and East won K, returning 10. West followed with 3 as dummy’s Q took the trick. 

South in his glory may have been able to make an overtrick here, but there was a significant risk in trying for it. 

If South had played A and West would have trumped and led a heart? South could have won, cashed ♣A, trumped a club, trumped a diamond and trumped yet another club. Now, East could have won spade and returned a second round of hearts. There would have been four losers. A diamond, a diamond ruff, a spade and a club. 

South’s contract was as secure as South’s contentment. Ten tricks were guaranteed. All he had to do was after second diamond just cross ruffed the hand and he was through! 

‘The biggest risk is not taking any risk!’ 


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